Abortion
Texas, Florida sue FDA over abortion pill, claiming policies have put ‘women and girls in harm’s way’(The Heartlander) — Texas and Florida are suing the Food and Drug Administration, arguing its approval and deregulation of abortion pills “have placed women and girls in harm’s way.” Chemical… Read More
Crime
Conservative student leader Ella Cook revealed as one of deaths in Brown shooting(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Brown University College Republicans Vice President Ella Cook, 19, was one of the two victims killed in the Saturday shooting at the Ivy League school,… Read More
Terrorism
Two states designate Muslim group as terrorist, but other GOP governors mum(The Center Square) – The governors of Texas and Florida have declared the nation’s largest Muslim advocacy group a foreign terrorist organization, but they may stand alone. None of their… Read More
Illinois
‘Pritzker’s pro-death administration’ brings legal assisted suicide to IllinoisGovernor J.B. Pritzker signed the controversial “Medical Aid in Dying Act” into law Friday, legalizing doctor-assisted suicide in Illinois while ignoring the urgent pleas of religious leaders, medical professionals and… Read More
World
Venezuela’s Nobel peace prize winner full-throatedly endorses Trump’s crackdown on Maduro regimePresident Trump appears to have stuck America’s mighty finger into the “criminal hub of the Americas.” Legacy media certainly appear eager to make President Trump the boogeyman in his clampdown… Read More
Kansas
SNAP judgment: Kansas GOP assails Dem governor for hiding food stamp identitiesThey’re calling it the “Kelly Cover-Up,” and comparing it to scandal-plagued Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Kansas Republicans are likening Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly’s refusal to hand over data on food… Read More
Race
Trump admin sues Minneapolis schools over race-based hiring practices(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) sued Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) on Tuesday alleging the district uses explicit racial preferences in its hiring practices. MPS has a… Read More
Gender Identity
Maryland school board re-ups policy letting boys in girls bathrooms(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Frederick County school board voted Wednesday to continue allowing students in the district to use whichever bathroom or locker room they choose, and to… Read More
Terrorism
Gabbard: 2,000 Afghan refugees in U.S. have ties to terrorism(The Center Square) – An estimated 2,000 Afghan nationals admitted to the United States following the deadly 2021 pullout of American forces from Afghanistan have ties to terrorism, according to… Read More
President Donald Trump
Trump sent hand-signed letters to Gold Star families; Biden used auto-pen ‘step-and-repeat’ methodCritics of President Donald Trump argue he lacks the decorum required of the presidency, pointing to his frank posts on social media. Yet, for Gold Star father Mark Schmitz, respect… Read More
Illinois, Politics
State rep: Pritzker already ‘gamed the system’ with redistricting(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says Illinois lawmakers will take action if the Indiana legislature votes to redraw congressional maps, but an Illinois Republican says Pritzker has… Read More
Abortion, Texas
Abortion rate drops in Texas since 2021 law, report concludes(The Heartlander)–A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports a significant decline in abortions among Texas residents since the state’s heartbeat law took effect in… Read More
Drugs, Eric Schmitt
Watch: Sen. Schmitt defends blowing up drug boats, no sympathy for ‘narco-terrorists’(The Heartlander)–When a reporter asked why the U.S. was blowing up “fishing boats” instead of seizing them “without killing anyone,” like when it seized an oil tanker this week, Sen. Read More
Atheist, Sex Change
Atheist Richard Dawkins calls child sex transition mutilation, against biology(The Heartlander) — Evolutionary biologist and atheist Richard Dawkins called sex-transition “hormonally or surgically mutilating children” in a post on X Tuesday. “Be nice? Yes, let’s be nice,”… Read More
School Choice
Conservative group announces rules recommendations for federal school choice program(The Heartlander)–As the Treasury Department solicits input for the federal school choice program that starts in January 2027, a conservative group has issued recommendations to protect private and religious schools… Read More
President Donald Trump, Uncategorized
Watch: Trump questions Fed appointments by autopen on eve of interest rate cut(The Heartlander)–Before the Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday, President Donald Trump said at least two of the four board members appointed under Joe Biden may have had their… Read More
Immigration, President Donald Trump
Trump launches the ‘Gold Card’ program(The Center Square) – Wealthy foreigners looking to come to the U.S. and obtain permanent residency can now do so through President Donald Trump’s ‘Gold Card’ visa program, which… Read More
Kansas City
Sales tax proposal by Johnson County Commission illegal, judge rulesJohnson County commissioners’ plan to seek public approval for an extension of a public safety sales tax next March is flatly illegal, a judge has ruled. The existing quarter-cent sales… Read More
Missouri
Reversing Missouri’s poor reading scores hinges on better teacher evaluations, report saysMissouri is facing a reading crisis in elementary classrooms. While math scores have shown recent improvement, the state’s literacy rates are sliding in the wrong direction. According to a… Read More
Crime
Woman with more than 100 prior arrests kills Grammy-nominated musician(The Heartlander) — A Rhode Island woman with 102 arrests, 82 warrants and 40 traffic citations allegedly struck and killed Roderick “Rory” MacLeod, a Grammy-nominated bassist, on Saturday.Police arrested Shannon… Read More